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A photograph inside a temple shrine with gold-painted arches and a red backdrop. Behind the altar sit two painted deity figures in red and orange garments with crowns and garlands. In front, a black stone murti is decorated with white and yellow flower garlands, rudraksha malas and a tilak, draped in white cloth. A small blue-draped figure in a cloth and bead necklace sits on the left. A standing priest in a white dhoti with a yellow cloth and bare shoulders stands at right near a gold figure, touching an item at the altar. Tall brass oil lamps and a brass kalasha stand in the foreground on a wet stone floor. Another man in white sits at the far right edge.

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Inside a temple shrine, a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti with a yellow-bordered cloth stands before a golden standing statue of a sage with raised hand, pouring liquid from a golden vessel over it, an abhishekam. Behind, a pair of deity murtis sit in a gilded arch before a red curtain, one wearing a red crown and the other a jewelled crown with garlands, and a blue skirted figure is seated. Tall polished brass lamps with oil lamps stand on a wet granite floor.2015-05-05April 23 20122012-04-23May 05 20152015-05-05 +1 copiesA photograph inside a golden-trimmed temple shrine. A priest in white dhoti and shawl, with bare upper body, stands at left holding a round brass plate or tray near the altar. Behind him, large deity murti figures stand in a gilded arched niche against a red curtain; one is painted in red and gold with a crown and trident-like staff, the other has a tall crown and teal skirt. Garlands of white and red flowers hang on the figures and a Shiva lingam with a bilva-style garland sits on a decorated yoni base. In front, a red-robed seated figure with a red turban and garlands sits on a red and gold cloth before offerings and brass oil lamps. Another red-robed figure in a green-curtained niche at right wears a red turban and garlands. Tall brass lamp stands flank the scene.2012-04-23A temple shrine with a large pair of deity murti in front of a red curtain and gold arch. The left figure is blue-skinned with a trident and a saffron-orange dhoti and turban; the right figure wears a gold crown and a golden-orange garment. Red and white flower garlands drape the murtis, and a red-and-white garland hangs over a central kalasha-like altar with a blue cloth. Brass oil lamps stand on both sides. Smaller blue-clad statues flank the shrine, including a standing figure on the right and a seated figure in front in blue robes with rudraksha-style beads. No living people are visible.2012-04-20May 05 20152015-05-05May 12 20122012-05-12April 22 20172017-04-22A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti and white upper cloth with a yellow waistband stands at a golden shrine, touching a gilded standing figure with his right hand. Behind him, a golden-brown deity murti in red and orange drapery stands beside a dark Shiva lingam garlanded with white flowers and rudraksha beads, set against red cloth. A tall brass oil lamp and brass vessels with a kalasha stand in the foreground, and gilded arch carvings frame the shrine. The priest's face is turned away, and no appearance-based candidate for a person is visible, so the figure is described only by role.2015-05-05September 18 20122012-09-18January 15 20172017-01-15A temple shrine photographed as a photo of a shrine with a sculpted deity pair under a gilded arch. Two large painted statues stand behind a green curtain: the central figure holds a trident and a raised hand, and the other wears a tall ornate crown and a jeweled necklace, both draped with yellow and red marigold garlands. In front, a conical silver-and-pink murti is adorned with garlands and a silver mask-like face. A shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes stands at the lower left, holding a small bowl or lamp, while another person with dark hair is partly visible at the bottom edge. Oil lamps stand on brass stands at the sides, with a smaller statue of a standing figure in orange and a green backdrop at the right.2013-06-29